Surname Šafer in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Šafer families are almost entirely Croats (from Orahovica ), barely Germans (from Vinkovci area ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Orahovica and in Vinkovci area.

Prevalence

About 40 people with faimily name Šafer live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Orahovica (15), Zagreb (<10), Andrijasevci in Vinkovci area (<10), Vinkovci (<5), and in Beretinec in Varazdin area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Šafer (including: Schafer , Shafer , Safer , Shaffer , Safeer , Saffer , Szafer , Sapher , Schapher and Shapher ) is present in 137 countries worldwide. The family name "Safer " is used by some 3000 people in Algeria , about 1000 in the United States , and some 700 people in Yemen. "Shafer " is used by some 40000 people in the United States , about 1000 in Germany , and some 500 people in Canada. "Schafer " is used by some 50000 people in Germany , about 40000 in the United States , and some 7000 people in Brazil.

Characteristic first names

Nikola Šafer, Zoran Šafer, Vesna Šafer, Miroslav Šafer, Tomislav Šafer, Zdenka Šafer, Ana Šafer, Sanela Šafer, Marin Šafer, Josip Šafer, Djuro Šafer, Ivica Šafer, Danica Šafer, Nedeljka Šafer, Tatjana Šafer, Mario Šafer, Siniša Šafer, Dubravka Šafer, Zlatko Šafer

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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